Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Paraguay
Paraguay: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 28.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Paraguay stood at 28.8%. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Paraguay peaked at 64.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2024.
That places Paraguay 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 39.6% | 56.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 51.0% | 64.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 32.5% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 28.8% | 37.1% | 5 |
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.42 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3055 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Paraguay?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Paraguay was 28.8% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2024.
- How does Paraguay rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Paraguay ranks 62nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.